After having received tons of Degrassi information about the debut season of Next Class, we’re now getting one of our first interviews with one of the show’s newest actors, Dante Scott.

A native of Amherstburg, four hours away from the Epitome set, Dante will be playing freshman character Vijay Maraj.  “As soon as I found out I could not stop screaming,” Scott said in his interview with CBC radio.

In a few highlights from the interview….

Dante describes Vijay’s personality:

Dante compares himself to Vijay:

He also describes the production process for Next Class:

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You can listen to Dante’s full interview here: http://www.cbc.ca/player/play/2679766979

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